freno

Alguien le cortó los frenos, así que no pudo parar y se estrelló en el cruce.Somebody cut his brakes, so he was unable to stop and crashed at the intersection.

2. (horse riding)

a. bit

Sé que mi caballo lo detesta, pero el freno es la única manera de comunicarme con él cuando monto.I know my horse hates it, but the bit is the only way I can communicate with him when I ride with him.

3. (restraint)

a. check

Con este sistema de frenos y contrapesos, cada rama del gobierno puede limitar y controlar los poderes de las demás.With this system of checks and balances, each branch of the government can limit and control the powers of the others.

b. brake

Como perdimos los fondos para nuestro proyecto, tuvimos que poner freno a la planificación.Since we lost funding for our project, we had to put a brake on the planning process.

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